Broncos’ Manning adds AFC offensive player of month to his honors

About 24 hours after being named AFC offensive player of the week, Manning was selected AFC offensive player of the month for December, the league announced Thursday.

Manning completed 123-of-174 passes (70.7%) for 1,399 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions (108.4QB rating) in December, leading the Broncos (13-3) to a 5-0 record for the month and extend their winning streak to 11 games.

Manning joined Kurt Warner (2001) and Drew Brees (2011) as the only NFL quarterbacks to lead their team to an unbeaten record in December while throwing for 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns, and with completing 70 percent of his passes.

This season, Manning also was conference player of the month for October and has earned six such monthly awards during his career.